A.S. Paglayan

Thank you! How wonderful to hear this :)

Thank you! :)

I'm deeply grateful to the American Educational Studies Association for recognizing my book with a Critics' Choice Book Award. @princetonupress.bsky.social @aesatalk.bsky.social

Check out "Raised to Obey: The Rise and Spread of Mass Education" here: www.amazon.com/Raised-Obey-...

Thank you for joining us!

Loved this piece and thank you for this series! We underestimate how important good writing is

At #APSA2025? Join me Thursday at 10am at the Author Meets Critics theme panel on "Raised to Obey" (@princetonupress.bsky.social)

w/ Beatriz Magaloni, Pablo Beramendi & @owasow.bsky.social

We'll discuss state-building, democracy, civil war, academic freedom, and more, and have ample time for Q&A!

At #APSA2025? Join me Thursday at 10am at the Author Meets Critics theme panel on "Raised to Obey" (@princetonupress.bsky.social)

w/ Beatriz Magaloni, Pablo Beramendi & @owasow.bsky.social

We'll discuss state-building, democracy, civil war, academic freedom, and more, and have ample time for Q&A!

What academic articles/books on the comparative politics or political economy of education published since the 2000s did you find most compelling, interesting, and/or important for others to read? Asking for a friend ;)

Blast from the past!

Do you know where else we've seen politicians talk about "bloodthirsty" criminals? In 19th century arguments for deploying schooling to indoctrinate the "bloodthirsty" masses.

I show this in "Raised to Obey" (@princetonupress.bsky.social)

Link: www.amazon.com/Raised-Obey-...

Hi! Can you add me? Thanks

Thank you!!

Aw, thank you!

Muchas gracias, Giacomo!

Raised to Obey: The Rise and Spread of Mass Education (The Princeton Economic History of the Western World) Amazon.com: Raised to Obey: The Rise and Spread of Mass Education (The Princeton Economic History of the Western World): 9780691261270: Paglayan, Agustina: Books

Aaaah!! Just learned that "Raised to Obey" (@princetonupress.bsky.social) has won the 2025 J. David Greenstone Book Prize for the best book in politics and history published in 2023-24. I'm speechless, grateful, and beyond thrilled by this recognition!

This is such fantastic news! Many congratulations, Vicente!

Opinion | Why Hiring Professors With Conservative Views Could Backfire on Conservatives

1) Is there reliable evidence that there are currently very few center-right faculty (relative to the supply of potential faculty) and too many progressive faculty at Harvard?

2) What do you think about @jennifermmorton.bsky.social's argument against hiring/admissions for "viewpoint diversity"?

If you're at EPSA 2025, join us for an Author Meets Critics discussion of my book "Raised to Obey: The Rise and Spread of Mass Education"

With Elias Dinas, Carl Knutsen and Johannes Lindvall @eliasdinas.bsky.social @chknutsen.bsky.social .

1:10pm at A0.10

Bookmarking

Where is this?

I will be at EPSA for the first time ever. Any tips on how to make the most of it?

Thank you, Elliott!

Many thanks, Xavier!

Aw, thank you Vicente!

Thank you, Ken!

Tenured! Grateful to the many mentors, colleagues, and friends whose support has enabled me to thrive. It takes a village.

"How Southern Politicians Reformed Textbooks to Resist Civil Rights Demands" -- my new article in the Journal of Historical Political Economy.

Ungated version: tinyurl.com/y32wev8y

Screenshot of the title and author information for an academic article published in the Journal of Historical Political Economy (2025, Volume 5, pages 85–111). The article is titled “How Southern Politicians Reformed Textbooks to Resist Civil Rights Demands” and is authored by Agustina S. Paglayan from the University of California, San Diego.

Screenshot of the abstract for Agustina S. Paglayan’s article. ABSTRACT How do political elites react when historically marginalized groups mobilize, gain political voice, and demand institutional reforms? This study explores this question by analyzing state-level curricu- lum reform in the U.S. South following the Civil Rights Movement. To assess whether curriculum policy was responsive to Black ac- tivists’demands, Icomparechangesinthecontentofstate-approved history textbooks from around 1955 to 1975 in Alabama, Indiana, and California. The analysis reveals that, while non-Southern text- books evolved to better reflect Black activists’ curriculum demands, Alabama textbooks largely retained narratives that minimized or erased the history of racial discrimination. The findings highlight how, even in democracies, curricula can be used as a tool of social control to promote the notion that there is nothing wrong with the status quo. The theory and findings shed light on the condi- tions under which elites are likely to resist curriculum reforms that acknowledge historical racial inequalities.

Excited to read @aspaglayan.bsky.social’s new study which finds ”while non-Southern text-books evolved to better reflect Black activists’ curriculum demands, Alabama textbooks largely retained narratives that minimized or erased history of racial discrimination” www.nowpublishers.com/article/Deta...

What Are Schools For?—Asterisk The modern education system around the world continues to bear the imprint of mass education’s original goal: obedience.

Super fun interview with @asteriskmag.bsky.social in which we talk about "Raised to Obey" (@princetonupress.bsky.social) but also:

- is "indoctrination for democracy" desirable?
- is low education quality driven by "low state capacity"?

and more!

asteriskmag.com/issues/10/wh...

The first PhD student whose dissertation I've chaired is graduating a month from today. They just asked me to be their hooding advisor. I have tears in my eyes. May I never take for granted what an honor it is to be someone's trusted advisor.

Anthropic Education Report: How University Students Use Claude AI systems are no longer just specialized research tools: they’re everyday academic companions. As AIs integrate more deeply into educational environments, we need to consider important questions abou...

Huge huge kudos to @anthropic.com
for releasing this detailed overview of how students are using AI.

Some pretty concerning trends here, such as students completely off-loading higher-level reasoning to LLM and mostly prompting for direct answers.

www.anthropic.com/news/anthrop...